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Summary of Activities <*f Avery-
Yancey Health Department for ’39
, Probably* the most im?
portant function ahef re
sponsibility, of the Health
Department is the control
of communicable diseases,
by both preventive and pro
tective measures. During
1939 this Department was
exceptionally active in this
phase of work. The most
/important work done in
' this field was the investi
gations made With regard
to the outbreak of Infan
tile Paralysis in Avery Co
unty. While there are no
known methods Os actual
control of this malady,
there is a great deal that
may be done in protective
measures after one has al
ready acquired the "disease,
and it is therefore essential
for the cases to be found,
and properly diagnosed
eSrly in the course of the
disease. / ~ .
A great deal of the ti©e
was spent in this procedure
during the two months that
the disease prevailed. A
total of thirteen cases were
reported, but scores of sus
pected cases were thorough
ly investigated. A county
wide quarantine, was insti
tuted, which, while rather
drastic in considering the
little known about the con
trol of the disease, was
worthwhile in spite of the
~ inconvenience and - financial
loss to some, if one child
was spared having the in
fection and the following
deformities by such a mea
sure..
The District also suffer
- ed epidemics of both meas
les and _r whooping cough,
t bwfc. these diseases were
state-wide in occurrence
' and are ones in which only
a small number of indivi
duals Jiave .been successful
ly vaccinated. Pertussis
vaccine was, given a num
ber of suSeptible children,
and immune whole blood
was given with gratifying
results to quite a number
of infants exposed to meas
les.
; During 1939 there were
only two cases of typhoid
fever as compared to the
six cases which occured in
1938. This is due to the im
proved sanitation of sew
age disposal and water
supplies obtained this year.
One of these cases could
have been one of many as
the source, was.found to be
a contaminated stream.
The danger of -more cases
\ was averted by v h aj? in g
every family on the drain
age area of the stream in
stall sanitary sewage dis
posal, and thereby prevent
contamination of the
stream. _ _ i
Despite intensive efforts
of this Department both in
education and vaccination
v still a sizable number of
diphtheria cases occured in
this area. A total of sixteen
cases were reported. Com
pared to the state, average
as a whole, this number is
a disgrace, and indicates
failure of both the officials
charged with the control
of the disease and failure
of the parents in their duty
to their children. In no one
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SUB. RATES: SI.OO YEAR.
AMERICAN WAY IS
BIRTHDAY WEEK
“American Way” Theme
of Scouts’ Birthday Week
The nation’s 1,330,000
Cubs, Boy Scouts and their
leaders will celebrate the
30th anniversary of the in
corporation of the Boy
Scouts of America in a
week’s observance begin
inning Thursday, February
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For the eighth time as
their honorary-' president,
Franklin D. Roosevelt will,
broadcast a message from
the White House, Thursday
evening at 10:30 p. m.
iESTi officially opening
Boy Scout week. Sharing
in the White House pro
gram which will be broad
cast oyer the Blue Network
of the National Broadcast
ing Company, the Columbia
and Mu|ual networks; will
be Walter D. Head of St.
Louis, President of the Boy
Scouts of America, who
will speak from Detroit
where he will be address
ing a dinner of Scout lead
ers, and Dr. James E.
West, Chief Scout Execu
tive and Editor of Boys’
Life, who will talk from
Florida,*,,ul v
Boy Scout is the
most important/, week , *i»
the Boy Scout Calendar
and , nine million ’present
and former Scouts and lea
ders will join the celebra
tion which this year has as
its theme “Scouting—The
American Way.” {
The Scout Program with
its patrol method other
group action features is a
“school for citizenship.”
Since Scouting provides for
democratic group action
and group decisions, the
celebrations throughout
the nation will be greatly
varied. Each troop will cel
ebrate the birthday anni
versary in accordance with
its own plans.
Special emphasis will be
placed on the twelfth point
us the Scout Law which
reads “A Scout is reverent.
He is reverent toward God.
He is faithful in his religi
ous duties, and respects the
convictions of others in
matters of custom and re
ligion.’,’ Hundreds of chur-
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BURNSVILLE, N. C., THUR®AY, FEBRUARY 8, 1940
BUSINESS CENSUS IS
ALMOST COMPLETED .
IN COUNTY
The census of busiriess
’and manufacturing- isf al- -
most completed in Yancey
County, according to anno
uncement of George Robi
son, , census taker.
Mr. Robison says that he
has found an increase of at
least 50 per cent in busi
nesses established during
the past ten year period. He
also stated that he has re- 1
ceived fine cooperation
from all persons contacted.
He will begin the census
in Madison county on Feb
ruary 12.
HOLLYWOOD CAVAL
CADE’ IS MOVIEGOERS’
TREAT
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Movie fans, T here’s the
picture for you, and we do
mean you! It’s Darryl F.)
Zanuck’s production of;
“Hollywood Cavalcade,”
starring Alice Fave and
Don Ameche, and filmed in
Technicolor. It reenacts
and photographs .anew the
romance of Hollywood
from bathing beauties to
world premieres; tells the
great human story of Mike,
who wanted to make movi
es, and Molly, who wanted
only to be loved by Mike
but who instead won great
ness on the screed? It tells
the drama of the men and
-women like them who con
quered the entertainment
world in the romantic, fab
ulous, zany years of Holly
wood’s rise.
Staged again, with great
stars of today and great
personalities of yesterday,
you’ll see slapstick and cus
tard-pie comedy, with Don
Ameche directing. You’ll
see the Mack Sennett bath
ing girls, and this time Ali
ce Faye is one. Once
Buster Keaton, Ben Tur
pin, Chester Conklin and
the Keystone Cops are seen
in hilarious scenes from
the past Once again, Al
Jolson sings the song with
.which he .'electrified the :
world in “The Jazz Singer.”
You’ll see Hollywood as it
was and as it is, in a three
ring circus of entertain
ment.
The 20th Century-Fox j
film will be shown at the
Yancey Theatre Mon. and
Tuesday. Just .as
er’s Ragtime Band” 1
brought back your happi- 1
eat memories, so “Holly- 1
wood Cavalcade” will recall :
your fondest movie days. 1
ches will have special ser- '
vices for Scouts and Cubs. .
Many troops and Cub
packs will have special par- 1
ents’ night meetings in 1
which the parents will be
participants in some of the 1
activities. Other / troops
will have their meeting :
during Boy Scout Week
set aside for troop reunions
with former, members re
turning to 1 renew ‘ aeguain
tances and for an evening
of fellowship and fun.
The outdoor activities ;
will also have part in
the celebration where wea
ther conditions t permit.
There will be camping
trips, hikes and outdoor
rallies. ,
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When the Boy Scouts of America celebrates its 30th birthday on
Thursday, FebrKS»ry .8, all of the 1,330,000 Scouts, Cubs and Scout
leaders will re-dcdicate themselves to the service motive which hat
characterised the Movement for three decades. Scouting offers ad*
venture, fun and achievement—attractive to all boys—through the
democratic life of the Scout Troop and Patrol, as essential ingredi
ents in its chcrr.e'er-influencing program for the boys of America.
Drawing on the Lb experience of the Movement, local and nationa:
Scout leaders awMbjpatc the opportunity to serve more boys annually.
' €ROP AND FEED
LOANS ARE NOW
AVAILABLE HERE
Emergency crop and
"feed loans for 1940 are now
available to ( farmers in
Yancey County,“ and Appli
cations for these loans are
now being received at Em
ergency Crop and Feed
Loan office, Burnsville, by
J. E. Joines, field supervis
or of the Emergency Crop
and Feed Loan Section of
the Farmers’ Credit Ad
ministration.
These loans will be made,
as in the past* only to
farmers whose cash re
quirements are small and
who cannot obtain a loan
from an y other source, in
cluding production credit
associations,' banks, or
other private concerns or
individuals.
As in former years, the
money loaned will be limit
ed to the applicants neces
sary cash needs in prepar
ing and cultivating his 1940
crops or in purchasing or
producing feed for his
livestock.
Borrower's who obtain
loans for the production of
cash crops are required to
give as security a first lien
on the crops financed or,
in the case of loans for the
purchase or production of
feed for livestock, a first
lien on the livestock to be
fed. :
EXTENSION
Through the Extension
Service program, more
farmers of Wilson County
will be taught the necessity
of raising more food and
feed crops at home this
year, says Farm Agent J.
0. Anthony;
N. C. GAME AND FISH
DIVISION RESTOCKING
DEER IN WESTERN N.C.
It was recently announc
ed by J. D. Chalk, Commis
sioner of the N. C. Division
of Game and Inland Fish
eries, that the first ship
ment of deer from Eastern
North Carolina were now
ready to be___ planted on
lands in the Western part
of the State. This first ship
ment will be placed in Bun
combe County. The deer
are being trapped on the
Fort Bragg Reservation
which is one of the few
spots .in North Carolina
that is over-p opula te d.
These deer are being trap
ped anj transported under
the supervision of C. N.
Mease, Refuge Supervisor
and his Refuge Protectors.
Western North Carolina
is the section of the state
that has the thinnest
deer population. Mr, Chalk
says he is doing everything
i possible to get this section
, restocked as in times gone
, by it was one of the best
and most popular deer
hunting areas. He is even
■ arranging for purchases
, from either Pennsylvania
or Michigan. for deer to
' transplant in areas in Wes
| tern North Carolina. Ac
> cording to estimates there'
. are between eighty andj
' ninety thousand deer in
North Carolina with the
Western section containing
only* some ten or twelve
thousand at the most. The
Pisgah National Forest of
ficials have been requested
i for the past few years to
place their surplus deer
from the Pisgah National
Forest in North Carolina
i instead of shipping them
. out of the state as there
are thousands of acres of
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SHERIFF .KRONER
WILL SERVE FOUR
YEAR lEKM
Sheriffs and coroners in
North Carolina counties
are serving four-year
terms which will continue
until December, 1942. The
state supreme court passed
this ruling by a unanimous
decision last week.
The argument over the
length of term of office for
present officials arose be
cause of the fact that the
amendment increasing
term of office from two to
four years was voted on the
same day that county offi
cials were elected.
Under the ruling, Sheriff
Donald Banks and coroner
S. J. Ray will serve until
1942.
FUNERAL SERVICES *,
FOR MARCUS HIGGINS
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Marcus Higgins, 82 year
old resident of the Higgins
community, died Thursday,
February 1.
Funeral services were
neld at the home on Friday
afternoon at 2 o’clock with
Rev. Dean N. Dobson and
Rev. Cecil Higgins offici
, dting.
Surviving are his wife,
eight children, sixty eight
grand children and a num
| jer of. great grand child
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f - Miss Jessie Bailey was
' visiting in Johnson City
’ Friday.
Rev. Ben Lee Ray, form
er pastor of Zion Baptist
' church preached here Sun
-1 day morning.
Miss Mary Ramsey spent
’ the week end in Erwin.
\ Mrs. XE, Johnson had a
birthday dinner Sunday for
1 D. C. Bailey and James
Johnson.
land in Western North
■ Carolina which do not at
! the present contain a deer
population.
The deer being trapped
dh the Fort Bragg Reserva
tion and "those purchased
by the Department will be
■ identified by ear tags and
the Forest Service request
• ed to refrain from shipping
, these deer out of the State
, if they should wander on
i the Pisgah Game Preserve
and* be caught in their
: traps, These deer will be
; placed on Refuge areas and
i other protected areas with
i in the Western section.
It was later announced
’ that the first load of deer
i has arrived, and the deer
i were released near the Mc
i Dowell-Buncombe county
i lines on lands owned by the
■ Pisgah National " Forest.
. The deer are doe which
!' have been bred and will
have fawns this spring if
i'they survive.
i The releasing of the deer.
; was quite an occasion with
i representative groups pre
s sent from Black Mountain,
■ Old Fort and Point Look- 1
l out. c . They were released
> under the auspices cf C. N.
• Mease, chief Refuge Sup
[ ervisor, two of his protec
i tors, D. C. McKinney and
i A. F. Simmons, and & B.
i Kugler, assistant state
: commissioner.
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NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN
ROBERT MANEY
NOT TO SEEK
REELECTIO£
Reports have been widely
circulated during the past
few weeks concerning the
candidacy of Robert Maney
in the coming primary elec
tion. Inquiry was made of
Mr. Maney personally, and
he has stated emphatically
that he will not be a candi
date for reelection.
Mr. Maney has been a
most popular citizen and
public official. Evidence of
this is the fact that he led
the entire ticket the three
times that he was candi
date for the office of j
ister of Deeds.
In office Mr. Maney pro
ved himself most efficient
and courteous, is held
in high esteem, for his will
ingness to lend assistance :
to any one seeking infor
mation in his office, and
his unfailing courtesy in
the discharge 0 f his duties.
Many citizens of the co
unty, regardless of* the po
litical party with which
they may be affiliated, will
regret to learn of Mr. Man
ey’s decision, and will join
in expression of apprecia
tion of his record as a co
unty official.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MRS. ATHAN
SHUFORD
Funeral services for Mrs.
Hester Shuford, 50, wife of
Athan Shuford, were held
at the Baptist church at
Hamrick on Sunday after
noon at 2:00 o’clock. Rev.
J. E. Hensley, pastor of the
church, officiated. Mrs.
Shuford died at her home
on White Oak Creek on
Friday afternoon, Febru
ary 2.
Surviving are her hus
band; four children, Carl
Shuford of Hamrick, Er
win, Milton and Mrs. Ruth
McMahan of Celo. One bro
ther, Daniel Shuford of
Marion, and three grand
children also survive.
Mrs, Shuford was born in
Yancey County and had
spent her entire life here.
She was a member of the
Baptist church, anj will be
greatly missed by her many
relatives and friends. :
Burial was in the Autrey
Cemetery near the church.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR JONATHAN
BALLEW
Jonathan Ballew, 60, died
at his home in the Seven
Mile Ridge section last
Thursday.
Funeral services were
conducted at the home by
Rev. Theodore Letterman. '
Burial was in the cemetery
near by. i -
- Surviving are his wife,
i the former Minnie Sim
mons, one son, Rheida; one
daughter, Bertha and a
brother, Whitson Ballew.
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INTERESTED
According to club re
ports, 4H Club boys of Che
■ rokee County are display-
I ing more interest in live
. stock and poultry projects
> this year than they did last
year.
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